Spool or cord holder.



F. H. VAN LoozEN. 1

SPOOL 0R C ORD HOLDER. APeLlcATlor msn mma. 1914.

Patnted May 11, 1915.

WMM f FRED n. van noezEN, or CLEVELAND, omo.

f'fsroot on Conn norman.

'Speccation of Letters Ratent. f y patented May 1i-191B i Applicationled Apri123, 1914. Serial-No. 833,833.

To all @kont it may concern: Be it known thatI, FRED H. VAN LoozEN, acitizen of the United States, residing at V Cleveland, in the county ofCuyahoga and State f Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Spool or Cord. Holders, of which the following is aspecifi cation. Y

My lnventlon relates to improvements "in spool or cord holders andis-particularly (lesigned and adapted for use in. factories Where it isdesired to sfup ort a number of spools or balls of thread o, cord forthe convenient use of employees,'the primary object of theinvention-being to prevent the theft or unauthorizedV removal of thespools of thread before being entirelyl used up, as now frequentlyoccursl in `factories, and similar places where thread is used in largequantities and a large number of employees are y employed.

The primary yobject'of the invention is to provide a generally improvedspool or cord holder adapted to support. a.. plurality or series ofspools ofthread in suitablev position for use, the improved holder orsupport being provided with means whereby theV spools may beautomatically locked so asv to prevent the removal from the spoolsupporting in the appended claims;

spindles while in use except by -one in authority provided with asuitable key.

' A. further object is to provide a device of this character which willbe exceedingly .simple in construction, cheap of manufacture andeilicient in use.

with the above mentionedA and other ends in view, the invention consistsin the novel' construction, arrangement, and combination ofparts,hereinafter described, lillustrated in some of its embodiments in theaccompany,- ing drawings, and particularly pointed out Referring to thedrawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1, is a top planview of a holder'or support constructed in accordance with thisinvention, the dotted lines illustrating the positionfiiof the partswhen the device is unlocked for.. the removal or insertion of thespools- Fig`.`2, aside elevation of the same. -Fig. 3,'f4an. enlargedvertical sectional view of the ceiitral bearing or spindle portionsthereof., Fi 4, a top plan view of a modified or' ob ong form thereof.Fig. 5a' view partly in lside elevaton and i. partly in longitudinal gseetion. '6, an enlarged View' of the or locked end of the same. Fig. 7,a detail perspectlve View oit-*the rear or locked end of the movablethread guide carrying member shown 1n Figs.' 4, 5 and 6, and showing themanner of engaging or locking the. thread.

,lguille carrying member by the arm of the oc v i Similar numerals ofreference designate A like parts throughout all the figures of thedrawings.

The improved spool or cord holder com- Y prises a spool orcord'supporting and carry- "Y ing holder or base member 1, provided witha plurality of spool receiving and support- 7o ing spindles la, and anover-han ing mov-cv able threadguide carrying mem er 2, provided with apluralityor series of arms 2, terminating in depending `thread guideloops 2", toreceive the threadsor cords 3., while being used from thespools 3, A

When it is desired to insert or remove the spools 3, the thread guidecarrying members 2, are moved t0 the positions indicated in the dottedlines in Figs. 1v and 4 df the draw-.

ings by the means hereinafter more fullyndescribed, therebyaffording a.free access to the spool carrying spindles la, vit being obviousthatwhen the movable thread guide carrying members are returned to theiroriginal or normal positions as indicatedin full lines in the drawingsthat the guide arms l 2, willl be brought immedi'telyabove the spoolreceiving spindles l, and prevent the Y removal therefrom of thespindles 3.

In the form of invention shown in Figs.. 1, 2 and 3 of the drawings thethread guide carrying member 2, and base or speol"u{ porting member l,-are of round lform and' rotatively mounted and movable relative gto eachother, the spool holder or b ase-A 1, he-

ing provided witht a bearing .sleeve or boss l, mounted upon a tubularbearing member.l

l 4, andthe thread guide carrying member 2,

being providedwith a bearing head or boss 2c, vwhich head or boss 2,issecured to and ioo is adapted to rotateifwith the tubular bearing member4, by being secured by means of a set screw 2.

As a means of. securing and locking the..

thread guide-carryingmember 2, in itsv nfr-f 4 mal or closed position aswell as rotatingand l closing the same against'the resistanoeof'a spiralspring 5, the lower end of tle tubular bearin'gamember 4, is providedwith a llock,l ing or tching arm 6', securedby Ineens of a 'est ,Screw5e, said arm -ete'dmg outwrdl and being provided e as man or nes mi withan upwardly extending portion 6b, at oneside of the spool holder or basemember being provided With a look or lateh'rei worldly-againsttheresistance of the .spring 'Plfenr the" arm @6, and thread guidecarrying memberfQ, are moved to their closed positions andtheflock orlatch-member 7, .Will then automatically snap into engage- 26 ment withtheopening or recess 6C. A guide pin 9, extending upwardly from the arm6, and Vin a slot 9 8', of the base member is adapt- 'edtdlimit theopening movement el the-arm 6;, and thread guide carrying member 2, 25-Wnen thrown open lby the vspring 5; f The spring, has one end securedin a recess 6e, of the arm 6,-the other end being. secured in an openingl, oi the bearing sleeve or boss 1b, of the base member.

In the form or embodiment shown in Figs. 5 and 6 ofthe drawings the basemember or spool holder l, is of elongated box form and the threadguide'earrying member', is

the form of a slide bar slidably mounted 3S beneath the top portion 1d,of the box shaped spool holder, said top portion being 'provided on itsunder` side with an opening or recess 1 6, adapted to receive andcontain a coiledspring 9b, one` end of which is. secured 40 to tbeendofthe boX holder and the otherto the thread guideicarrying member 2, 'sothat when the member 2, andthe thread guide carrying arms 2a, vandloops-2b, are in their.,

elosed position the spriiig 9, will be under o5 tension." The innerend'of the member 2,' is

likewise provided With a' latch or lock reoeivingreoess f3, to receiveand containthe locking'orlatching member 7, of the lock 8. flllie top ofthe bex shaped spool holder maybe provided With a bearing standard l0,upon vwhich may -be Amounted the tubular bearing-member s, of the roundor circular shaped form of .holder shown in Figsxl, 2 i

and 3, should it be desired to support snob form of holder above and usethe same in connection with the form of holder just de scribed, saidbearing standard l0, taking the place of the ordinary form of standard'bearing 10a, shown in'Fig. 2 of the drawings. 50

the operation 'and advantages of my inven tion will be readilyunderstood.

From the foregoingdescription, takenv in' connection with theaccompanying drawings;

messie Having'thus described .some olf-the embodiments .of my invention,what l claim and desiretoseonreby Letters Patent, is;-

l. ln a spool or'oord holder, a base member provided with a pluralityof. spool reloops at the other sides thereof, Aand a lock carried bysaid base me1nber`v-"and locking said spring resisted movable member 1nits normal position.

2. In a spoolor cord holdbr, a supporting I member provided with spoolreceiving spin:

dles, a springresisted thread guide carrying member rotatably carriedthereby and having thread guidev mem-bers normally extending over saidspool receivii'igspindles to prevent the removal olfl spools therefrom,and a look or holding said thread guide carrying member` in .closedrelation' to'said spindles.

3. A spool or cord holder, comprising a stationary,b21$e member providedabout its sides with a plurality of spaced spool receiving spindles, amovableimeniber mounted thereon and providedwith snnilanl-yg-spacedoutwardly extending afins normally.over-.5

hanging said spindles and terminating in" depending thread guide loopsat the sides of saidv spindles, a spring.connectedv at one end to saidbasemember and at the otherend to said movable member, a locking devicecarried by said stationary member and nor-- vnlally holding saidmoi/'able :member in its .closed position against the resistance of saidspring, and a stop for holding said movable member in its unlockedposition.

'4. spoel or cord holder, comprisinga stationery base member provided atits sides with a plurality el spool carrying spindles,

a look at one side of said base member pro- 'vided with a springresisted locking ip ember, a movable member carried by said basememberand provided With a plurality of out- -nf'ardly extending arms Vnormallyoverhangl ing said spindles and terminating in de* pending thread guideloops normally extending outside of said spools on said spool carryingspindles, a springV attached to and carried'within said basemember andconnected to said movable member, and a lock and a spring resistedlocking member with! in said base member and normally holding rio saidmovable member in itsclosed'position.

In testimony whereof l have allixed my signature in presence of two`witnesses.

sono nivAN'LooznN.

lVitnesses:

O. C.' Brenna/ln', l?. l. Betonm;

